OUR ETHICAL POLICY

At Jeeves & Jericho we not only care about where our tea is sourced, but we genuinely care about the farmers we work with and making sure that they get a fair deal. That's why we only source our teas through members of the Ethical Tea Partnership.

The Ethical Tea Partnership has only one objective and that's to provide consumers with a totally transparent perspective on where tea is grown and manufactured. All aspects of the quality of lives of those living and working on tea estates that we work with is completely covered including fair compensation, health coverage, housing and childcare. 

The Ethical Tea Partnership is run by member companies and undergoes regular external audits performed by Price Waterhouse Cooper. Whilst similar to Fairtrade, the Ethical Tea Partnership is totally focussed on tea and is therfore better equiped to deal with the many individual naunces and regular peculiarities within the tea trade.

The Ethical Tea Partnership also differs from Fairtrade in that it's primary focus isn't economics, but is also very much led by the social and environmental aspects of the tea trade. This approach is helpful as where higher prices are paid in developing countries it addresses the concern of unscrupulous companies bolstering lost margins further along the supply chain.